As a creative, every once in a while it is a very good idea to take inventory, to think about what drives the work that you do. Or you can simply call it a Happy List. Here is my partial list:
Houses
Homes
Decorating
DIY
Children
Comfort
Interior Design
1950's Style
Industrial Design
Bauhaus Influence
California Style
Shoes
Taking Responsibility
Color
Brightness
Family
Words and Typefaces
Books
Reading
Organization
Everything in it's place
Giving stuff away
No TV
Puzzles
Women's place
Collage
Children's books and Illustrations
Education
Minimalism
Building family
Motherhood
Kindness
Sleep
Industrial and commercial spaces
What gets covered up?
Less is more
Rice and beans
Bees
Drums
Children Singing
The beach
Breezes
The smell of oil paint
People laughing
Juice from a fresh fruit dripping down my chin
A phone call from a friend
Sunrise
Sunset on a beach on the west coast
Making stuff
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| Suzanne Utaski Gibbs, 2010, Super Soakers, Pastel on Paper |
Every once in a while I like to take the time to write a list like this - usually I seem to to this task in the summer or in the dead of winter. Then I look at whether I am putting some of the good stuff into my life.
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| A little random lunch art - Jeffrey Gibbs, 2010 |
Often finding Happy does not cost anything, it can be as simple as a morning walk and listening to the birds. Ah that makes another item for my list - listening to birds chirp! How about you what would you put on your Happy List?
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| A Happy Field Trip |
Could you share a few so we can all go to a Happy Place? Thanks!
Hi Suzanne - Your Super Soakers capture one of the joys of a hot summer day (ah the memories are fading after 22+ years here in the chilly Junuary Northwest! You list captures a lot of happy - many would be on mine too. I'd add these 4 off the top of my head:
ReplyDelete1. Napping and reading in my hammock under our fir tree (with a blanket most likely since it's still chilly here;
2. fresh peaches!
3. hula hooping
4. dancing to live music under the stars on a warm summer night
Voila! Hugs from Port TOwnsend
ps - love the two photos you included with your post - happy indeed!
Thanks again! Happy summer!
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